Vocab 1900-present Pt 2 Flashcards
1
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Commune
A
A collective farm where a lot of people love and work
2
Q
Third world
A
Countries that weren’t democratic or communist swayed
3
Q
Nonaligned Nations
A
Countries that were neutral during the Cold War
4
Q
Partition
A
A division into parts
5
Q
Recession
A
A slowdown in a nations economy
6
Q
Dissident
A
An opponent to a governments policies or actions
7
Q
Ethnic cleansing
A
Basically genicide
8
Q
Genetic engineering
A
What it sounds like
9
Q
Green revolution
A
The great increase of food grains
10
Q
Proliferation
A
A growth or trade
11
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Fundamentalism
A
The strict belief in the basic truths and practices of a particular religion
12
Q
Consumerism
A
Increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable
13
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Apartheid
A
A policy of racial segregation
